With eye on U.S. threat, Venezuela holds Caribbean military exercises

Republicans pass 2 bills to strengthen law enforcement in DC — leaving Democrats horrified

Republicans in the U.S. Congress passed two bills meant to strengthen law enforcement policies in Washington, D.C., while most Democrats voted against the provisions. One bill was called the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe...

Venezuela Accuses U.S. Destroyer of Illegally Intercepting Fishing Boat

Tuna vessel Carmen Rosa. X/ @JunJosGuevara23 September 17, 2025 Hour: 9:24 am This week, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has denounced before the international community a violation of her country’s sovereignty following the illegal...

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus E.Shestakov meets the Ambassador of Venezuela

17 September 2025 On September 17, 2025 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Evgeny Shestakov, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Republic of...

U.S. Army Soldiers Compete at International Handgun Championships in South Africa

Two U.S. Army Soldiers will compete at the 2025 International Practical Shooting Confederation World Shoot Handgun Championships in South Africa September 22-27. Sgt. Aaron Eddins and Staff Sgt. Jacob Hetherington, both instructors/competitive...

Michael Palin In Venezuela

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 03:28 EDT, 17 September 2025 | Updated: 03:28 EDT, 17 September 2025 The brave TV traveller ventures into the dangerous but beautiful South American country Year: 2025 Watch now on 5 (Ch5) Venezuela is full of...

The Venezuelanalysis Podcast Episode 41: Unpacking US Military Threats and Venezuelan Resistance

The latest Venezuelanalysis podcast episode takes stock of US military threats in the Caribbean Sea and the Venezuelan response. Host José Luis Granados Ceja is joined by fellow VA staff writer Cira Pascual Marquina as they delve into the...

POLITICAL ANALYST ON REGIONAL TENSIONS

Political Analyst Dr Maukesh Basdeo weighs in as tensions in the region continue to heat up. U-S President Donald Trump announced that American forces have struck a second Venezuelan vessel in regional waters, killing at least three people he...

President Ali reaffirms Guyana’s commitment to regional peace amid crackdown on transnational crime

PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has reaffirmed Guyana’s unwavering commitment to preserving regional peace and security amid renewed United States of America (U.S.A) efforts to counter transnational crime, particularly trafficking of drugs linked to...

'License to kill': Experts warn on legality of US anti-drug strikes

President Donald Trump's administration has not offered a credible legal justification for US strikes targeting alleged drug smugglers, experts say, warning that he appears to be claiming an unlawful "license to kill." The US military has...

Anti-Narcotics Mission So Far: 14 Venezuelans Killed, Zero Damage to Maduro

In the midst of growing suspense between chavismo and the Venezuelan audience, the United States says it carried out a second lethal strike against a boat coming from Venezuela. We learned about it in identical fashion to that first precision...

Venezuela boat strikes bring Trump war powers back under Senate scrutiny

In the coming weeks, Democrats will force a vote on Trump’s authority to sink boats that he says are run by “narcoterrorists” trafficking drugs into the United States, while the strikes have brought a new wave of congressional briefings. The House...

‘I don’t like it’: Even Fox News is pushing back on Trump’s bombing of Venezuelan boats

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Venezuela and Iran pledge to strengthen nuclear cooperation

Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 10:09 UTC Quintero highlighted the importance of promoting the role of atomic energy in the promotion of peace, health, and global development Venezuela's Deputy Science and Technology Minister Alberto Quintero met...

India, Venezuela Ink Pilot Digital Partnership Projects

Home Don't Miss India, Venezuela Ink Pilot Digital Partnership Projects India and Venezuela team up on multiple pilot digital projects and trade as Caracas pushes for BRICS entry. India and Venezuela have agreed to jointly launch pilot projects in...

President brushes aside Venezuelan threats of retaliation

-following US strikes With a second bombing of a vessel by the United States allegedly belonging to Venezuelan narco-terrorists and threats by Venezuela that Guyana could face retaliatory action if Washington uses here as an attack base, President...

VPN usage at risk in Michigan under new proposed adult content law

On September 11, 2025, lawmakers in Michigan proposed a bill to completely ban adult content VPN usage is also at risk, as internet service providers would be forced to "monitor and block known circumvention tools" This comes as people are...

Puerto Ricans Protest Military Build-up, Warn of Vieques Déjà Vu

Last week’s protests across Puerto Rico against a new wave of U.S. military operations drew little response from officials or mainstream media. For residents of Vieques and Culebra, ignoring them risks reopening the wounds of contamination,...

Trump’s Special Envoy Calls for Diplomacy with Venezuela Amid Washington Military Pressure in the Caribbean

U.S. Special Envoy Richard Grenell at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in Asunción, Paraguay. Photo: @mercedesschlapp September 17, 2025 Hour: 6:59 am Richard Grenell, the special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, while...

Murder by Drone: The Legal and Moral Stakes of the Caribbean Strikes

On Sept. 2, the Trump administration announced a lethal strike against what it said was a drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean, killing eleven people in what amounted to a summary execution of civilians. A second strike followed on Sept. 15,...